5 Things to do this week: Oct. 6-13

Wednesday

Oct 4, 2017 at 2:58 PM

1 12th annual HONK! Festival: Oct. 6-8, HONK! Headquarters, Davis Square, Somerville. For information: http://www.honkfest.org. HONK! will feature social activist street bands from all over the world, coming together to share their different approaches in instigating positive changes in their communities. The event takes place rain or shine.

2 “Paint Your Own Halloween Frame”: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 7, Beansprout Gifts, 12 Essex St., Melrose. For information: 781-665-8697. Beansprout Gifts will host Suzaluna in the store to help children of all ages hand paint personalized ceramic frames for Halloween. These keepsakes will be fired and ready for pickup at Beansprout Gifts on Oct. 14. Frames are available with a 5-by-7-inch or 3-by-2.5-inch opening and cost $24 each. Call Beansprouts to register for this event.

4 Duo Maresienne performs chamber music from 18th-century France: 3 p.m. Oct. 8, Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road. Cost $20, general; $15, students, seniors and low income. For information and reservations: 617-666-9810; http://www.somervillemuseum.org. The new season of “Early Music Afternoons” begins with a concert of music from 18th-century France, performed by Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, pardessus and basse de viole; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo and baroque guitar). The duo will play a variety of chamber works from this age in French music, including pieces by Marin Marais, Louis de Caix d’Hervelois and Robert de Visée. An informal reception at the museum will follow the concert.

5 Night Tree CD Release Concert- Burren Backroom Series: 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 11, The Burren, 247 Elm St., Somerville. For information: http://nighttreemusic.com. Night Tree, a new acoustic band based in Boston, will celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album. The release show will feature the album’s 10 new compositions.